06/01/2026
As we prepare for Juneteenth, Father’s Day, and Men’s Mental Health Month, I’ve been reflecting on a difficult question:
How do we heal the wounds we carry before they become wounds we pass on?
Recent conversations about violence impacting Black women remind us that emotional regulation, accountability, and healing are community issues. At the same time, many Black men are still carrying stories of abandonment, grief, rejection, and silence that were never given language.
In the 1990s, Black fathers were often reduced to the “deadbeat dad” stereotype. Artists like Tyler, The Creator explored the pain beneath those narratives in songs like “Answer,” forcing us to confront what happens when father wounds go unspoken.
What is something you survived but never spoke about?
On June 11, we’ll explore questions like these through hip-hop-inspired prompts, lyrical analysis, expressive writing, and community dialogue during the H2TW Writing Cypher.
This space is open to BIPOC men and women committed to healing, reflection, and growth.
🗓 Thursday, June 11, 2026
🕖 7:00 PM Eastern
📍 Zoom
Join the Cypher:
https://forms.gle/E7zT2yk56AzdvfV59
Rewrite the Narrative. Remix the Mind.
